Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Volume 4 Chapter 5 Part1

Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Volume 4 Chapter 5 Part1

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Minasan oideyasu. This is Yukkuri demasu!



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Author:



Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)



Translator:



Yukkuri Oniisan



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Enlightenment Arc



Chapter 5 As a Person B



「…… that’s
why I am going to hold an audience with the Lunaria Orthodoxy State’s Holy
Maiden tomorrow.」(Souma)



『I see……』(Maria)



In the display on the quasi-receiver
of the Royal Voice Broadcast, the beautiful visage of the Empress of the Gran
Chaos Empire, Maria Euphoria, started to show sorrow. Even for the Empire, the
strongest nation of the Humanity, the Orthodoxy State’s Holy Maiden would be
still a troublesome opponent.



This place was the 『Royal
Voice Room』 in Parnam Castle. It had been several days after I
was informed that the Orthodoxy State’s Holy Maiden had entered our country and
yesterday, there was a request for an audience from that Holy Maiden. And
tomorrow, I would be scheduled to hold an audience with that Holy Maiden. In
response to this situation, I asked Hakuya to inform Maria-dono’s imouto Jeanne-dono,
in order to established this emergency leader summit with Maria-dono.



I didn’t think that the Holy
Maiden would visit just for mere small talks. I didn’t know yet what her
purpose, but it was certainly not a something that will benefit the Empire, which
they viewed as an enemy country. This is the reason why I wanted to reinforce our
cooperation as the leaders of the secret alliance. I didn’t want them to have any
distrust when one day they know that I met with that Holy Maiden. I then asked Maria.



「Even
for the Empire’s “Holy Maiden”-dono, you have difficulty in dealing with the
other Holy Maiden?」(Souma)



『……
Please don’t call me Holy Maiden. Oh, “Great King” of Friedonia.』(Maria)



「Ugh…」(Souma)



What a superb counter. Well, for
the one who didn’t desire any praise, the people who praise them would be
annoying…… I am neither Ika[1]
nor a Giant Isopod[2] nor
Dedede[3].
When I was thinking about this matter, Maria sighed in a coquettish manner.



『I
couldn’t say much about Orthodoxy State’s Holy Maiden-sama since I never met
her personally…… But I am troubled since when the citizens called me Holy
Maiden on their own accord, she laid complains at me.』(Maria)



「…… Was
there no inquiry from the Orthodoxy State? If I was someone from the Orthodoxy State,
if Maria-dono donated has acquired a fame so high that you are referred as a Holy
Maiden, rather than pushing someone from my side to become Holy Maiden, wouldn’t
it be faster to just officially ordinate Maria-dono as a Holy Maiden?」(Souma)



『Ah……
Which reminds me, there was a talk about that, wasn’t it? But, I refused it.』(Maria)



Maria-dono replied as if that
talk had nothing to do with her at all.



「Did
you refuse?」(Souma)



『If,
in reverse, you are the one being asked, will Souma-dono accept it?』(Maria)



「I
absolutely refuse.」(Souma)



『See?』(Maria)



Maria had a soft but slightly wistful
smile.



『What
do I need to do if I become a Holy Maiden? Just to whom, what kind of order I
need to give? The Orthodox State touted justification, saying to protect the
weak, while driving people into conflict. I don’t want to become a glorified banner
of such thing.』(Maria)



「Maria-dono……」(Souma)



『Although
my station is that of an Empress who govern over the Empire, in the end, I am just
a human. Rather than being worshiped as a Holy Maiden, I want to be loved by other
people, as a human, as a person.』(Maria)



―――I want to be loved by other
people, as a human, as a person.



I inscribed her words deeply into
my heart.



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『Lunaria Orthodoxy State』.



This country, the headquarters of
the Lunaria Orthodoxy, is governed by the Pope of Lunaria Orthodoxy. It is a
religious state whose history is about as long as Elfrieden Kingdom. It was said
that during the Continent’s Chaotic Era, in contrast to Elfrieden Kingdom, where
its Founder King, a Hero, brought together many races and unite them into one
nation, Lunaria Orthodoxy State was united by the religious force. It’s doctrine
『Save
the Weak』 , seemed to be
codified based on its experience of that era.



Originally Lunaria Orthodoxy is a
religion believed by a tribe, the Moon People: 『Lunarian』. The
so-called 『Lunarian』 was a tribe that not originally reside on this Continent, but came from
outside. Whether the outside that they referred to was some islands like the Nine-Headed
Dragon Archipelago or they came from a different world just like me, I don’t know.
However, in the legend, they came from the moon on the sky, hence their name.



The object of the 『Lunarian』
faith is their old home, the 『Moon』, that they worshipped as the Moon G.o.ddess: 『Lunaria-sama』. Since
『Lunaria-sama』 is shining high in the sky as the 『Moon』, it
is prohibited to make idol statue of her. Furthermore, in the Capital City of
the inner sanctuary of the Lunaria Orthodoxy’s Central Church, there was the
so-called Moon Epitaph: 『Lunaris』 where the Moon Oracle was engraved.



Initially, it was only believed
by the Lunarian, but in that Continent’s Chaotic Era, it penetrated even to the
other Nations and Races as their mental support, that the number of believers increased.
Thereafter, there was a sectarian conflict within the same faith, there were
also disputes about which was accepted belief and which was heretical, but when
the dust settled, the current 『Lunaria Orthodoxy』 had
took form, a major religion that was believed by one-half of the Humanity in
the Continent together with the 『Mother Dragon Faith』.



As for the doctrine, they touted 『Save
the Weak』 and 『Mutual Aid』. “When there is trouble, everyone will help each
other”, perhaps this simple doctrine was the reason why gain new believers. Just
like its doctrine, the believers will do acts like fund-raising for impoverished
people or distribute food for poor people. It would be easy to comprehend that Lunaria
Orthodoxy and its believers were harmless. However, when it comes to 『Orthodoxy
State』, something stinks.



It was said that they used the believers
living in each country to intervene in the politics of that country or to
encourage rebellion. I say this once more, the believers itself is harmless, there
are people who are truly dedicated to saving the weak. We mustn’t control them
by treating all the believers as one same ent.i.ty, and in the first place, the
more you suppress a religion, the more it blazes up. No matter how powerful the
military power a country has, if the soldiers believe in Lunaria Orthodoxy, then
the national stability will deteriorated as soon as that country becomes
hostile to the Orthodoxy State. That’s why, a religion that is so intertwined with
political power to such degree like that is troublesome.



Then a Holy Maiden from that
troublesome country, 『Lunaria Orthodoxy State』,
was currently, stood before me. Right now, there were only a few people in the
Parnam Castle’s 『Audience Room』. It was because the Orthodoxy State’s side hoped for an
audience with a small number of people. From the Orthodoxy State’s side, only the
Holy Maiden alone requested for the audience. That’s why, on both sides of my
throne, there was the First Queen Consort Candidate, Liscia, and the Second
Queen Consort Candidate, Aisha, who also acted as my bodyguard and was armed. Then,
the Prime Minister, Hakuya, was the only person who stood between the Holy
Maiden and me.



Well, even if this girl was an
a.s.sa.s.sin who pretending to be a Holy Maiden, since Aisha was her, it would be
fine. But…… looking at the girl standing on the carpet few steps below the
throne, that worry is undue. When I saw her appearance, I thought:



(…… I see. Certainly, she is the Holy Maiden…… )



Well, perhaps there was no word
better to describe the girl, other than 『Holy Maiden』. Her age is about 18 years old. She has a beautiful
face and alluring dark eyes. Her silver hair was braided into two. She was a bishoujo(pretty girl) who even made Aisha spoke out her admiration
unintentionally. Her figure, clad in a priestess habit, could be said as the exact
depiction of a Holy Maiden itself. If I hadn’t built my resistance, thanks to
Liscia and others, I would be overwhelmed just by meeting her eyes.



…… But, I wonder why. In contrast
to her high spec appearance, I didn’t feel any charm from her for some reason. On
the contrary, I felt a strange sense of discomfort when I saw her. Though, I thought
she is a cute girl……. Something was bothering me. While concealing this sense
of discomfort inside my heart, I addressed the Holy Maiden.



「Welcome.
The Lunaria Orthodoxy State’s Holy Maiden-dono. I am, Soma Kazuya, the one who
has been asked to govern over this country.」(Souma)



「Greeting
and good tidings, Your Majesty Great King of Friedonia. My name Mary Valenti. Today
I visit as an envoy from the Lunaria Orthodoxy State. Despite the sudden request,
to be granted an approval for this audience, in behalf of the Pope-sama, let me
offer my grat.i.tude to Your Majesty from the bottom of my heart.」(Mary)



The Holy Maiden Mary bowed in a
gracious manner as she spoke this. Mary…… The p.r.o.nunciation of her name is
similar to Maria-dono.  Since she was
t.i.tled Holy Maiden, I thought that she would say, 「You
must believe in our G.o.d」 in a condescending manner. Well…… As expected, it
wouldn’t do to take a lofty att.i.tude like that for the first meeting with a
King of a country.  Mary raised her face,
and then looked straight at my eyes before she spoke up.



「The
tales of Your Majesty's accomplishment had even reached Lunaria Orthodoxy State.
In less than a year after being summoned as the Hero, Your Majesty had rebuilt
the Elfrieden Kingdom, defeated Amidonia Dukedom and then annexed its
territory. Truly a feat of a Hero.」(Mary)



「You
are regarding too highly of me. I had not done any Hero-like deeds. That I
could rebuild this Kingdom, it was all because I am blessed with good
subordinates. I had repulsed Amidonia, but annexing it was just how the course
of event flowed.」(Souma)



「How
the events flow is a fate beyond human comprehension. Your Majesty might have
the G.o.d’s Blessing.」(Mary)



G.o.d’s blessing, huh? …… What a
religious-like opinion. I couldn’t agree with her, though.



「No,
this course of event, in the end, had been orchestrated by one person. The person
who you should extol is not me, but the Amidonia Princess who made that once in
a lifetime decision.」(Souma)



「Roroa
Amidonia-dono, is it? Though she still young, she was able to draw out greatest
benefit for the citizen by bringing the two nations into negotiations. As
fellow women, I truly admired her.」(Mary)



「………」(Souma)



But I believe Roroa will dislike
you. When Roroa’s elder brother, Julius was still the Duke of Amidonia, the
Orthodoxy roused the believers in the Dukedom and caused a rebellion. Although
Julius had suppressed the rebellion, Roroa was angry that her fellow citizen was
spilling each other blood. Actually, as the Third Queen Consort Candidate, I
wanted Roroa, who manages this country’s finance, to be here in this place. However,
considering her animosity towards the Orthodoxy State, I had her to wait with
Juna-san and others in the Office Room. Even if she isn’t a girl who will let
her feeling showed on her face…… I don’t want her to endure this needlessly.



However, just how much truth in
this girl’s words? Her tone was flat, so it was hard to read any particular
emotion from her. She didn’t seem to be playing any tricks. If she could speak
like this after knowing what her country had done, she would be a hypocrite
liar, but there was also a possibility that she was just “pretty flower” who
didn’t know anything…… No, if either of these is true, then her emotion should be
more apparent. If the former is true, then as a liar, she would give more ‘I am
sincere’ appeal to deceive her opponent. If the latter, then she should have a more
enthusiastic feeling, as if she came here with righteousness on her side.



However, this girl was too flat.
It was as if to say that her visit was normal and natural. This might be how a
country’s envoy act in the first place, but in this girl’s case, I felt that
this was too extreme…… The discomfort inside me became bigger.



「Then,
Mary-dono, what brings you here today?」(Souma)



I tried asked straightforwardly
so that I wouldn’t let that sense of discomfort showed in my expression. Then,
without losing any of her placidity, Mary slightly bowed her head.



「Ara,
that’s right. As a Holy Maiden of Lunaria Orthodoxy, today I have a request to
your Majesty.」(Mary)



「Request?」(Souma)



I asked while having a bad
feeling about this, and Mary replied with a completely non-malicious smile.



「I
would like to ask for Lunaria Orthodoxy to be the state religion of Elfrieden
Kingdom.」(Mary)



☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽



Religion is always a sensitive political matter.



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